Smith's paraphrase and exegesis of the text of Ecclesiastes 12:1-6 is noteworthy for its claim that "Solomon perfectly knew, and as plainly as his Figurative Method would give leave, described the Circular Motion of the Bloud, the best and most useful Invention of this Latter Age." The first edition of William Harvey’s pioneering work on this topic was published in 1628, so Smith’s Solomon was clearly ahead of his time. Title page from John Smith's Gerokomia Basilike: King Solomon's Portraiture of Old Age
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